Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister again. In his response in January this year, he said that nine member states had ratified the agreement. There are now 14 but Ireland still is not among them. That is worrying and I am afraid that if I put in the same question again in November, I will get the same response. That is not acceptable at this stage. I welcome the possibility that there is additional information the Minister can bring forward to me and I will look at that. We need to see movement on this and we need to be sure that the end of the year will not slip further away.

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